Establishing System Passwords; Hard Disk Drive Passwords; Establishing Hard Disk Drive Passwords - NEC Versa LXi Service And Reference Manual

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DS VersaBay HDD password — Enables or disables the docking station's VersaBay III
password.

Establishing System Passwords

To establish password protection for entering the BIOS Setup utility or accessing the system at
startup, you must set the supervisor password before setting a user password.
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To enter a password simply select Assign Supervisor Password, enter the password, re-
enter the password to confirm, and press any key to continue. Repeat the procedure to
set the user password.
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To initiate password protection while you step away from your system, simply press
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that you must enter a password to resume operation.
In Windows 98, to establish password protection for resuming from Standby or Hibernation
modes you must do the following:
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Set a Windows password in Control Panel, Password Properties, Change Passwords.
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Enable the option "Prompt for password when the computer goes off standby," in
Control Panel, Power Management Properties, Advanced.

Hard Disk Drive Passwords

Your NEC Versa allows you to establish password protection for the internal hard disk drive and
for an optional hard disk drive installed in the NEC VersaBay III. Hard disk drive (HDD)
password protection restricts access to the drive, if the drive is removed from your NEC Versa
and installed in another system. You are not required to enter your hard disk drive passwords
while the drive remains in your current system.
The HDD passwords are written to the system BIOS and to the hard disk drive to ensure that the
password protection travels with the drive when moved from system to system.

Establishing Hard Disk Drive Passwords

To establish password protection for your system's hard disk drive you must establish a master
password, establish a user password, and enable the established passwords for the internal HDD
and for an HDD installed in the NEC VersaBay III. Follow these steps to establish HDD
passwords and to enable HDD password protection.
1. Enter the BIOS setup, highlight and select the System Security Setup.
2. Highlight Assign HDD Password and press
The system prompts you to enter a master password.
3. Enter a master HDD password and press
The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.
Enter the master password and press
4.
The system confirms the creation of the master password and prompts you to enter a user
password.
5. Enter a user password and press
The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.
6. Enter the user password and press
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